Schistura atra
Schistura atra is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura. This species has only been recorded from the drainage systems of the Nam Theun and Nam Gnouang, tributaries of the Mekong, in Laos. It can be found in the parts of streams with deep water and fast currents where it lives among the rocks. The lower parts of the basins it occurs in have been impacted by damming and this species has probably been extirpated from these area but it continues to survive upstream of the reservoirs. The habitat of this fish is affected by deforestation, agriculture and gold mining as well as the dams.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Schistura |
| Species: | S. atra |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistura atra | |
References
- Kottelat, M. (2012). "Schistura atra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181006A1687703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181006A1687703.en. Downloaded on 07 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schistura atra" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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